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I was listening to BBC Radio 4's 'Where Have All the Garden Gone? Costing the Earth' radio programme this week and although I knew there was a rising trend in the paving over of front gardens, I was staggered to find out a quarter of all gardens in the UK have now been paved. Also, one third of front gardens have no plants!

You don't have to travel far to see amazing wildlife spectacles. In fact, one of the most magical and yet relatively unknown spectacles are the starling murmurations, which happen right here in Somerset.

We've teamed up with law firm Burges Salmon to create a community project that will bring natural wildlife to the doorsteps of an urban street in Easton, as part of the My Wild Street project. Follow our updates here as we transform the street over two weeks in September 2015!

Bristol’s inaugural Healthy City Week is only three weeks away (10 – 18 October 2015) and promises to be a thought-provoking event, aimed to inspire the people of Bristol to lead healthier lifestyles as part of a more sustainable future.

When Bristol became European Green Capital, it presented two exciting "firsts" for the award. Firstly, it is the first UK city to celebrate the accolade. Secondly, it is the first time in the history of the award there has been a dedicated schools programme.

The Portway, said to be the most expensive road in Britain when it was completed in 1926, provides a vital transport link for commuters, shoppers, tourists and businesses, with thousands of vehicles using it daily. Yet, nestling alongside this busy road are rich natural habitats providing homes for a wealth of wildlife including; slow worms, bats, foxes and peregrine falcons.